Foldable tourist bed



RAZZl? L. A. WINDSOR FOLDABLE TOURIST BED Filed June 9, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet l Feb. 5 a

\- 31,482,72H L. A. WINDSOR FOLDABLE TOURI ST BED Filed June 9, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheec-2 Patented Feb. 5, 1924.

Loaiza A. WINDSOR, or PIr-'rsis-UR-G, Kansas.

FOLDABIQE TOURIST lBED.

To all whom it may concern .Be it known that L'LoN-ZAAAA. NYiNnsoRga citizen of the United iStates, `residing at Pittsburg, in thecounty of Crawford and State of -Kansas, have invented .certain new and useful Improvements in Fold-able Tourist Beds, of which the following-is especification.

My invention relatesgtogfQldable tourist beds and my objects are `to provide--asimpla inexpensive and comfortable bed of this character embodying aJ dust and rain-proof case into which vthe Iremainder of the bed can be compact-ly folded land carried von `the running board of ran, automobile, lsaid `case being of such `proportions asnot to .interfere with `opening of the.. doors and I.getting into and out of the automobile.

A further object is to providea ,bed of this character which can be quicllvyset up for use and is sufficiently flexible ito ,accommodate itself to uneven groundupon-which the legs rest, and after such use can be quickly folded land stored within the case where it will be protectedfromrain in wet weather, or dust in dry weather.

@ther objects will hereinafter appear, and in ordery that the invention -mayfbe ,fully understood, reference will now Ibe had-.to lthe accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a'broken perspective :view of the bed unfolded and .mounted upon the running board of an automobile.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the bed folded and mounted uponthe running boa-rd of an automobile.

Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the two side rails of the bed folded within the case which is in open position.

Fig. L is an .inverted detail perspective view of a transverse supporting member constituting a portion of the bed.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the detachable foot rail of the bed in a reverse position to that disclosed by Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a broken side elevation of a por tion of the bed.

Referring now in detail to the different parts, A, designates the running board of an automobile upon which the case 2 forming an important feature of the invention is secured, the height of the case being such as to permit the doors B of the automobile to be opened. The case 2 consists of a bottom Wall Ll, a back will 6, a front wall 8 hinged at its lower portion to the bottom wall 4, a top 1922. 4Serial110.1567315? wall 10 hinged to the front wall 8, vandend lwalls 12 fixed tothe top wall 10. Thebotablyseeured by two relatively long bolts 16, `which are substituted for two of the shorter bolts usually employed in connecting the ends of the running board fr to the fenders C. 18 designatesthe two side rails of the bed, each consisting of two sections 2() and 22 connected by a Apivot 24, so that. the rear section'22 may fold into the forward section as disclosed by Fig. 8. @ne of the side rails 18 is yconnected at its forward end to the bottom wall at of the case 2 by a pivot 26, while the companion side vrail 18 has a pin-anch slot connection 28 withsaid bottom wall fi.

As shown by Figs. 1 Aand 8, the pivot 26 is spaced farther back from the front edge of the bottom wall L than the pin 28. This arrangement permits the side rails 18 when folded to be placed parallel to each other upon said bottom -wall 4, so that they will occupy only minimum amount of space. The pinand-slot connection 28 permits the Aassociate side rail 18 to be moved to one end of the slot andaway from the adjacent end of the bottom 4, as shown by Fig. 3, to al low the adjacent end wall 12 to close upon lthe bottom `wall 1-, or allows said associate side rails L18 to be pushed the length of the slot as disclosed by `Fig. 1, so that the ends `of saidside lrails 18 -will come even with the ends of the companion side rails 18 to receive the foot rail 80 of the bed.

The foot rail 8O is removably secured to the rear ends of the side rails '1 8 by studs 82, fixed to said side rails 18 and arranged to pass through complemental holes 84 in the foot rail 30, as shown by Fig. 6.

The side rails 18 and the foot rail 3() are provided with foldable legs 86 and 38, respectively, the legs 36 being connected to the side rails 18 by the pivots24, so that they may fold against the underside of said side rails 18, as indicated by arrows, Fig. 1, and shown in full lines by Fig. 3, while the legs 38 are connected to the foot rail by pivots 40, .so that they may fold against the underside of said foot rail as indicated by the arrows Fig. 1, and shown in full lines by Fig. 5.

4t2 indicates a transverse supporting member comprising a pair of longitudinal (iti bars connected adjacent to their ends by short transverse bars. The supporting member 42 is employed for reinforcing the side rails 18 to which it is removably anchored by studs 44 adapted to pass through complement-al holes 46 in the sections 20. The supporting member 42 is provided with upwardly extending bed springs 48 .to yieldably support the intermediate portion of a suitable wire matress 50 secured at its rear end to the foot rail 80 and at its forward end to a head rail 52 fixed to the inner upper portion of the back wall 6 of the case 2.

In setting up the bed the case 2 is opened by swinging its top wall 10 downwardly upon the ground. The side rails 1S are then extended and supportedby the legs 3G which are unfolded so that their lower ends will rest upon the ground. The side rails 18 are then united by the transverse member 42, after which the rear ends of the side rails 18 are connected by the foot rail 20, which is then supported by unfolding the legs 38, so that their lower ends will rest upon the ground. lVhen connecting the foot rail 30 to the side rails 18 the sections 22 are swung upwardly to permit of some slack in the mattress 50, which is then drawn taut when said sections 22 and the foot rail 30 are lowered to allow the legs 88 to rest upon the ground. When thus opened up for use and provided with blankets the bed presents a comfortable and substantial resting place for one or more persons and it may be covered over when desired with a canvas E supported at one end by the top of the automobile and at the foot of the bed by a U-shaped rod 54 removably secured to the foot rail 30. When the bed is to be folded the canvas cover E and the rod 52 are removed. The foot rail 30 is then disconnected from the side rails 18 which are folded within the box as disclosed by Fig. 3, the supporting member 42 having been previously removed. The supporting member 42 and the foot rail 30 are then placed side by side and rolled up with the mattress 5() to the head rail 52, after which the case 2 is closed to protect the portions of the bed therein from dust and rain. The case 2 may be equipped with any suitable lock to secure it in closed position. The foregoing operations of opening and closing the bed can be easily accomplished in a Very short time by one person.

From the kforegoing description it will be understood that I have provided a bedembodying the advantages above pointed out,`

and while I have shown and described the preferred construction, combination and arrangement of parts, I reserve the right to make suoli changes as properly fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having` thus described my invention, whatl I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

A foldable bed consisting of a case adapted to be supported on the running board of an automobile, a head rail fixed to the upper portion of the back wall of the case, a foot rail, a mattress secured at its ends to the head rail and said foot rail and adapted to be rolled upon the latter when the bed is not in use, legs pivoted to the foot rail to fold against the same, side rails hinged intermediate their ends and adapted to fold within the case, studs depending from the rear ends of said side rails and adapted to detachably engage the foot rail, and legs foldably connected t-o the hinged portions of said side rails. Y

In testimony whereof I affix my signaw ture, in the persence of two witnesses.

LONZA A. VINDSOR.

Witnesses ROY T. SHAFFER, FRANK SHAFFER. 

